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Aids for Family Historians
Singleton & District Post Office and Country Directories. (Ref: SPO-cd1)
Price: CD $23.00 post free
This listing of residents of Singleton and surrounding district consists of a index of over 6500 entries transcribed
from local postal directories which have been grouped by surname, first name / initial and then by year of entry. The index
also lists the address of the resident and in most cases the occupation. The data was obtained from the following directories:-
1832 Country Gazette - Patrick's Plains extracts;
1878/79 PO Directories
- Anvil Creek, Belford, Branxton, Bridgeman,
Elderslie, Fordwich, Glendon Brook, Goorangoola, Jerry's Plains,
Muswellbrook, Singleton, Scott's Flat, Sedgefield, St. Clair, Ravensworth,
Wollombi, Westbrook and Warkworth.
1884 PO Directories - Patrick's Plains Land District, Belford, Bowman's
Creek, Branxton, Bridgeman, Camberwell, Glendon Brook, Glenoak, Glennie's
Creek, Goorangoola, Gresford, Jerry's Plains, Johnson's Creek, Mitchell's
Flat, Ravensworth, Rix's Creek, Scott's Flat, St Clair, Sedgefield,
Stanhope, Teatree, Ward's River, Westbrook and Whittingham.
Landholders Singleton &
District 1885 (Ref: SL-cd2)
Price: CD $13.00 post free
The extract contains the police district of Singleton section of the census
of landholders taken in 1884. The census provides the names of 740 occupiers of land, the name of the holding, the postal
town of the landholding, acreage and the number of cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs.
Singleton & District Residents
1926. (Ref: SR-cd3)
Price: CD $13.00
An index of the names of 976 residents mentioned in the
1926 souvenir publication ‘Back to Singleton’. In the case of most entries the index provides some biographical material. The publication itself is available at
most libraries and is invaluable reference.
Singleton Residents compiled
from miscellaneous sources Volume 1 (Ref: SR-cd4)
Price: $23.00 post free
A compendium of over 4000 names
compiled from the following:-
Singleton Times, Singleton Budget, Singleton Argus, Maitland Mercury, Hunter River Gazette, Freeman’s Journal. The Muster of 1837, the 1828 Census and the Government Gazette. The criteria
for inclusion in the index being mention or a connection to Singleton, Patrick’s Plains and district. The entries are
sorted by surname and contain where stated occupation, residence and notes regarding the actual entry. Also included are the
references for the data. The entries are in the main taken from the newspapers
of the day but in those cases where there is also information from the census and/or the general return of convicts the methodology
raises interesting possibilities particularly for those researching the socio-economic mobility of their convict ancestors.
Beyond the Limits. Landholders
1848 -1850 (Ref: LAND-cd5) Price: $23.0
post free
In 1848,1849 and 1850 the Government Gazette published the names of
applicants for leasehold in the then pastoral districts of Bligh, Clarence River, Darling Downs, Gwydir, Lachlan, Liverpool
Plains, Lower Darling, Macleay River, Maneroo, Moreton Bay, Murrumbidgee, New England and Wellington.
This
listing of over 1500 persons sorted by surname contains the name of the run, the pastoral district and the owner of adjoining
runs where stated. Also includes details of the run such as acreage, carrying capacity for sheep and cattle the location and
in some cases a brief description of the run. Whilst sorted by applicant surname,
the neighbours names can also be searched, thus providing a further 1000 entries.
Beyond the Limits.
Landholders & Caveats 1849 (Ref: LAND-cd6) Price; $13.00 post free
During 1848 and 1849 the Crown Lands Office received over
600 caveats against claims to leases of Crown land beyond the Settled Districts. These have been collated and sorted alphabetically
by the name of the applicants. The list contain applicant name, the district
, the name of the run applied for and the name of the party lodging caveat against the issue of such lease. The listing provides
an interesting perspective of claims and counter claims.
Pasturage Licenses 1837 (Ref. LAND-cd8)
Work in progress – expressions of interest invited
During 1837 the Government
Gazette published the names of ‘Individuals who (had)...obtained Licenses from the Colonial Treasurer for Depasturing
Stock beyond the boundaries of the Colony’. These names have been collated and indexed. The index contains name and
residence, the situation and district applied for.
Beyond the Limits. Crown Land Port
Phillip (Ref LAND-cd9)
Work in progress – expressions of interest invited
In 1848 the NSW Government Gazette republished from the Port Phillip Government Gazette the names of applicants for leasehold in various pastoral districts. Those districts which
have been collated to date are Wimmera, Murray, Gipps, Portland Bay , Grant, and Western Port.
This listing sorted
by surname contains the name of the run, the pastoral district and the owner of adjoining runs where stated. Also includes
details of the run such as acreage, carrying capacity for sheep and cattle the location and in some cases a brief description
of the run.
Mineworker Fatalities . Northern District. 1847 to 1938. (Ref: MINE-cd7)
Work in progress – expressions of interest invited.
Over 1000 mineworkers died as a result of accidents between
1847 and 1938. This index contains names, age occupation, date of accident, and name of mine, mine location, details of the
accident, and references for the data. The data has been sourced from newspapers, Department of Mine reports and selected
secondary sources.
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Notes:
- All
CD’s are in Portable Document Format (pdf).
- Copies
of the original entries or primary source material such as postal directories are available at a small charge.
- All
material can be supplied sorted by other fields such as occupations, place of residence etc.
T. Callaghan
email call@hunterlink.net.au
